Jack Sparks

Jack Sparks

Mexican Rain

Story Behind The Song

This song came to me whole after attending my first and last bullfight on a rainy day in Tijuana, Mexico. The intro guitar piece comes from a composition, years earlier by my brother.

Song Description

Vignettes of people struggling to survive on the streets of Tijuana.

Song Length 5:25 Genre Folk - Traditional, Unique - Unclassified
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Gloomy, Poignant Subject Life, Ghetto, Barrio
Similar Artists Jack Johnson Language English

Lyrics

A bomb must've gone off somewhere near,
'cuz bouncin' down this road
I can still hear the pain
of a Mexican Rain

A girl sells her soul
to an unknown man
Twelve-years-old
but it's the only way
she can remain
In the Mexican Rain

CHORUS
Oh listen people to the rain pourin' down,
can it ever clean the face of your town
Or do you cry
When it falls from on high?
It's a loving god that you fear
But as you beg for bread you wonder
If He hears the names
of those untouched by his rain

An old man sits and stares
with his hat in his hand
and beggin' for his next meal
he wonders if anyone cares
if he can feel the rain

The rain come down to darken the day
and you wonder if it can wash it away
But then it goes
and leaves the life we all know

CHORUS

Lyrics Jack Sparks Music Jack Sparks
Producer Denis D'Aoust Performance Denis D'Aoust

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